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Festival & event paella in Hoppers Corner, Kent
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Hoppers Corner.
- Charity and school events
- County and country shows
- Seasonal markets
Festival paella catering for Hoppers Corner events
Festival paella catering in Hoppers Corner, made fresh on the day
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. We’re frequently asked to cater agricultural and county shows and village fêtes and summer fairs, serving vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella.
Near Hoppers Corner, events may be far from shops and cafés, so a paella stall is a welcome sight. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
Common questions in Hoppers Corner
Can you cook in Quarry Wood?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you come out to small places like Hoppers Corner?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you need water?
Send pitch details and we’ll confirm.
Can you provide dessert?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces often work.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Hoppers Corner?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Where we can cook in Hoppers Corner
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Firm, level ground
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Churros
What’s in the pans
Giant paella pans
It is the giant pan people come to see.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
What festival paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- The paellas you choose
- The length of service
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Distance and access to the venue
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Also near Hoppers Corner
Also in Hoppers Corner
The process
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. At midsummer, events in Hoppers Corner stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you’re ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
Is live paella right for your event?
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why book with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- A clear, itemised quote
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
Read How we price And The cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Give traders a single information pack
- Schedule crew meals
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch, following your trader pack.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Event catering near Hoppers Corner
Hoppers Corner is about 3 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. For an event in Hoppers Corner, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Hoppers Corner. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 27 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Barming Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. If your event is in Quarry Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in ME15, so your event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Lower Road and Charlton Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater events in Kettle Corner (1 mile north-east), Farleigh Green (1 mile south), Barming Heath (1 mile north), West Farleigh (1 mile south-west) and East Farleigh (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (9 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Kent Fire Brigade Museum (2.2 miles east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.4 miles north-east).
- Schools near Hoppers Corner include Oakwood Park Grammar School (1.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Tickled Trout pub (0.6 miles south-west)
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff